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11-02-2005, 06:09 PM
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Remember, we drove one of those short wheelbase things one day. It was scary on some uphill parts. You could tell the front end was light. But it sure did squeeze through some tight spots with tons of room to spare. 
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11-02-2005, 06:13 PM
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Is that why the Jeeps would try to go up Potato Salad across the fall line? Because the Jeeps wheelbase is so short that if they tried to follow the line you took they would roll over backwards?
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11-03-2005, 01:36 PM
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Mud,
What do you mean by "a nearly stock Rubicon"? Front locker equipped?
Did you make it up the Escalator? I'd love to see pics.
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11-03-2005, 01:49 PM
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Stock Rubicons have both front and rear lockers. By "nearly stock" I mean that I had modified the breakover angle by installing a Nth Degree tummy tuck. That was the only clearance modification I had at the time. I also disconnected the sway bar to run much of Moab.
I didn't attempt the Escalator. That's one obstacle where the longer wheelbase and wider track of the H2 play HUGE.
I'd say the Jeep was a little less hairy on Golden Crack, though. You guys were catching some serious air!
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11-03-2005, 01:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DRTYFN:
What do you mean by "a nearly stock Rubicon"? Front locker equipped?
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Front locker is stock.
I notice he's got one of those "Recovered by H2" stickers too  </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oh yeah... I forgot. Oopsie.
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Quote:
Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DRTYFN:
What do you mean by "a nearly stock Rubicon"? Front locker equipped?
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Front locker is stock.
I notice he's got one of those "Recovered by H2" stickers too </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
You guys may remember me. I haven't been around much for a couple months - extremely busy. I came over around the time of the forum wars with JeepForum.com and explained my whole H2 Recovery Team story.
The brief version, for those who weren't around or have forgotten, is that a buddy of mine bought an H2 about the same time I bought my Rubicon. We were talking about them and got around to the H2 stuck on a tree stump video and Dennis' tie rod video and I jokingly said, "Well, I'm happy to be your own personal H2 recovery team if you run into any trouble." We both got a laugh out of it because he will NEVER wheel his H2.
Anyway, I mean no offense by it. Just having fun with my buddy and others who get the humor. Those that don't get the humor would probably be pi$$ed at me for something else if it wasn't the decals.
I know you guys wheel hard and I'd love to wheel with you some day. If you recall, I posted an invite for you to attend my club's annual event in Kansas in September. No H2's showed. 
I'm also fairly well-known to the main folks at OMAHOG here in Omaha.
Keep the shiny side up!
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Were you able to make it over the top of the ledge there, at Potato Salad?
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Yes, I was able to make it over the top. When the pictures were taken I had stopped because my TC skid was up against the ledge. I backed up and hammered it to get over. Incredibly, I bent the Nth Degree skid in the process. You guys may not be familiar with Nth Degree as they are a Jeep shop but their skids are made out of 1/4" steel and reinforced with vertical ribs. I couldn't believe I bent it! They couldn't either.
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11-03-2005, 02:07 PM
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Very nice,
Why am I not surprised a Rubicon was able to do it? Did you show the folk over at Rubi Owners Forum? They'd be mighty pleased.
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11-03-2005, 02:14 PM
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Very nice,
Why am I not surprised a Rubicon was able to do it? Did you show the folk over at Rubi Owners Forum? They'd be mighty pleased.
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Funny you should ask. This was during the ROF run back in May of this year and I couldn't get a single one of them to come with me!
I went out there by myself just to take a look and ran into two guys in old beater YJ's (older Jeep Wranglers for the uninitiated) who were just finishing their runs. I asked if they would be willing to wait around while I gave it a shot and they were happy to.
On a somewhat related note, I am officially persona non gratis at ROF. Some of their leadership and I don't see eye to eye on some very basic issues. There are several others who have the same issues. We tend to gather at http://www.rubiconforum.com. Any of you are welcome over there.
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11-03-2005, 02:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mudinyeri:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DennisAJC:
Very nice,
Why am I not surprised a Rubicon was able to do it? Did you show the folk over at Rubi Owners Forum? They'd be mighty pleased.
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Funny you should ask. This was during the ROF run back in May of this year and I couldn't get a single one of them to come with me!
I went out there by myself just to take a look and ran into two guys in old beater YJ's (older Jeep Wranglers for the uninitiated) who were just finishing their runs. I asked if they would be willing to wait around while I gave it a shot and they were happy to.
On a somewhat related note, I am officially persona non gratis at ROF. Some of their leadership and I don't see eye to eye on some very basic issues. There are several others who have the same issues. We tend to gather at http://www.rubiconforum.com. Any of you are welcome over there. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
They were probably the same good sarmaritans that spotted me up The Escalator.
Side note, ROF has been restructured and looks good. Good bunch of people there. Definitely a different breed of Jeepers. Probably because they get bashed about the same as we do.
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Side note, ROF has been restructured and looks good. Good bunch of people there. Definitely a different breed of Jeepers. Probably because they get bashed about the same as we do.
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We don't need to get too far off on this O.T. tangent, but, as far as I know, none of the leadership has changed and it was some of them that I wasn't able to come to terms with.
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There were H3 at a dealer sponsored event here. I was very impressed.
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11-11-2005, 02:50 PM
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"As I crested the mountain top and looked across the plains I saw H3 everywhere".
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11-11-2005, 05:09 PM
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dude what is your hang up with broken tie rods?
It can't be anything factual, we as a group only bent/broke one.
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*Start David Attenborough Voice* As we traversed the desert plains we encountered a group of wild H2 meandering through a canyon and grazing on the slickrock *End David Attenborough Voice*
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11-11-2005, 05:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fubar:
dude what is your hang up with broken tie rods?
It can't be anything factual, we as a group only bent/broke one.
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Dude,
What is your hang up with my hang ups?
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those pictures were great. show me some more.
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